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J.V. "Pinky" Wilson, one of many Aggies who fought in World War I, is attributed as the primary author of the song. Wilson combined several Aggie yells into a song called "Good-bye to Texas University." He wrote the lyrics in 1918 on the back of a letter from home while holed up in a trench during a battle in France.
The Eyes of Texas. UT Students and Football players singing The Eyes of Texas after a win versus Nebraska. "The Eyes of Texas" is the school spirit song of the University of Texas at Austin. It is set to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad". Students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the university sing the song at Texas Longhorns ...
The university, often called A&M or TAMU, is a public research university and is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. It opened in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, the first public institution of higher education in that state. [ 1] In 1963, the Texas Legislature renamed the school to Texas A&M ...
The traditions of Texas A&M University are a key aspect of the culture of Texas A&M University. Some of the school traditions date to the 1890s, shortly after the opening of the school, while others have been introduced more recently. These traditions encourage current students and alumni (Aggies) to cultivate the Aggie Spirit, a sense of ...
Ernesto Cortázar Sr. (lyrics) " ¡Ay, Jalisco, no te rajes! " or in English Jalisco, don't back down is a Mexican ranchera song composed by Manuel Esperón with lyrics by Ernesto Cortázar Sr. It was written in 1941 [ 1] and featured in the 1941 Mexican film ¡Ay Jalisco, no te rajes!, after which it became an enormous hit in Mexico. [ 2]
Texas Fight. " Texas Fight " is the official fight song of the University of Texas at Austin and was written by Colonel Walter S. Hunnicutt in collaboration with James E. King, then director of the Marlin High School Band. [ 1][ 2] The words, as finally adopted by the school, were written by Burnett “Blondie” Pharr, the director of the ...
Grant MacDonald, Alexander Rybakov [ 1] " Ram Ranch " is a song by Canadian musician Grant MacDonald. Released in 2012, it is a heavy metal song with explicit lyrics about an orgy of gay cowboys taking place at the titular ranch. The song was originally created by MacDonald as a protest against radio stations based in Nashville, Tennessee ...
Boomer Sooner. " Boomer Sooner " is the fight song for the University of Oklahoma (OU). The lyrics were written in 1905 by Arthur M. Alden, an OU student and son of a local jeweler in Norman. The tune is taken from "Boola Boola", the fight song of Yale University (which was itself borrowed from an 1898 song called "La Hoola Boola" by Robert ...